| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 8 | |
| ↙Live albums | 4 | |
| ↙Singles | 9 | |
| ↙Video albums | 3 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 4 | |
Contents |
| Album Title | Release Date | Billboard 200 Chart Position[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Violent Femmes | April 1983[2][3] | 171 |
| Hallowed Ground | June 1984 | - |
| The Blind Leading the Naked | 1986 | 84 |
| 3 | 1989 | 93 |
| Why Do Birds Sing? | April 30, 1991 | 141 |
| New Times | May 17, 1994 | 90 |
| Rock!!!!! | 1995 | - |
| Freak Magnet | March 7, 2000 | - |
| Album Title | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Debacle: The First Decade | 1990 |
| Add It Up (1981-1993) | September 14, 1993 |
| Something's Wrong | August 2001 |
| Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes | July 12, 2005 |
| Album Title | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Viva Wisconsin | November 23, 1999 |
| BBC Live | August 2, 2005 |
| Archive Series No. 1: Live in Iceland | July 27, 2006 |
| Archive Series No. 2: Live in Chicago Q101 | 2006 |
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Mod. | |||
| 1983 | "Gone Daddy Gone" | - | Violent Femmes" |
| "Gimme the Car" | - | non-album single released by Rough Trade Records | |
| 1984 | "It's Gonna Rain" | - | Hallowed Ground |
| 1986 | "Children of the Revolution" | - | The Blind Leading the Naked |
| 1989 | "Nightmares" | 4 | 3 |
| 1991 | "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" | - | Why Do Birds Sing? |
| "American Music" | 2 | ||
| "Used to Be" | - | ||
| 1994 | "Breakin' Up" | 12 | New Times |
| "Machine" | - | ||
| 1995 | "Tonight" | - | Rock!!!!! |
| 1997 | "Blister in the Sun" (promo) | - | Grosse Pointe Blank - Music from the Film |
| 2000 | "All I Want" | - | Freak Magnet |
| "Sleepwalkin'" | - | ||
| 2008 | "Crazy" | - | non-album single |
| DVD Title | Country of Release | Region | Date of Release | DVD company | Catalog Number | # of discs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Record - Live & Otherwise | United States | 1 | July 12, 2005 | Rhino Entertainment | R2 970428 | 1 | Live concert at the Boat House in Norfolk, Virginia on July 21, 1991 and music videos. |
| No, Let's Start Over | United States | 1 | March 28, 2006 | Universal Music & Video Distribution | 0602498756775 | 1 | Filmed live at the Lyceum Theatre, London on October 24, 1984. |
| Live at the Hacienda | United Kingdom | 0 (NTSC) | December 11, 2007 | Cherry Red | 1 | Recorded live at the Haçienda from September 1983. The DVD packaging advertises a June 1984 show from the same venue, but this show is not on the DVD |
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